Absolute Holiday Safaris
- Located In:
- Size:
- 10-20 employees (Founded in 2006)
- Member Of:
- Ministry of Tourism Kenya & Kenya Tourism Federation.
- Tour Types:
- Custom mid-range tours that can start every day
- Destinations:
- Price Range:
- $100 to $600 per person per day (USD, excl. int'l flights)
Reviews
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Email Dmytrii | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Amazing experience
I've chosen the budget 7-days safari (Maasai Mara, Nakuru, Naivasha, Amboseli) in March due to my tight budget and I didn't regret it! Absolute Holiday Safaris offered me exactly the same package as the rest of the operators, but for a lower price.
I'm so happy with my Kenyan safari, it was unforgettable indeed.
The guys were so kind and flexible, any issues could be easily settled down and negotiated immediately on the spot. It was very safe and well-planned. A perfect safari experience.
I want to thank to everyone who was taking care of me there - David, John, Patrick, Maxwell, Richard, Joseph (sorry if I forgot someone).
Keep doing the great job, guys!
5/5
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Email Jason | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Once in a lifetime experience! Thank you Absolute Holiday Safaris
We are so very grateful to Absolute Holiday Safaris. They blessed us with one of the most incredible experiences of our lives. We booked everything online and were a little nervous about what we were getting. But everything was as good as we could have hoped. Their driver picked us up at the airport right on time and got us to our hotel. On the day our safari departed our driver, Stanley, was there early and was willing to help us track down a couple of things before we left Nairobi. Our drive with Stanly was great and he was incredibly personable. He took us into 2 game parks and always knew where to go to see the animals. He worked hard so that we could see all the animals that were available. If we are ever blessed with the opportunity to return we will work with Absolute Holiday Safaris again in a heartbeat!! Thank you for the incredible job. We recommend them to anyone who is interested!
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Email Jeff Lee | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Great Experience. Fantastic Service. Reasonable price.
Great Experience. Fantastic Service. Reasonable price.
We enpoyed the trip very much. Thanks.
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Email Mar Wo | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Absolute Adventure
We did a 7 day/6 night safari and it was incredible! We went to Nakuru, Navisha, Masai Mara and Amboseli and saw every animal that I can think of during that time. Our driver and guide, Jackson, was awesome and very knowledgeable about the animals, plants and tribes that we witnessed. It was obvious that he loves his job and he really enjoyed sharing his knowledge with us. Amboseli was, for me, the best part of the stay- quiet and beautiful with a camp with incredible staff just make sure to keep an eye out for scorpions (we saw four in our two nights there.) Food was plentiful (too much for me, if you're not a big eater, ask for a small plate), water is 1 liter a day so you will need to buy more which was not a problem anywhere we went. We had a rotating number of people (based on location and circumstance) so that also kept the trip exciting! On day one, it was just two of us, on days 2-4, there were eight of us, on days 5-7, three of us. In all, it was a mind blowing week made more so by Jackson's expertise!
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Email Daria | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Perfect organisation of safari tour
We took 5 days safari - Masai Mara, Naivasha and Nakuru. This company offered the best price with the same conditions as others offered, and they made everything perfect. We had long negotiations in advance and they agreed to put in contract some extra conditions. All staff was very helpful and did even more for us than just safari (e.g. helped to buy train tickets). We highly recommend them for your safari tour - very reliable and professional company
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Email Colleen | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Budget Safari a must do!
We took a 10 day budget safari in Kenya and Tanzania. We had a seamless experience with all our transportation, hotels and campsites, and food. Our guides were awesome and we saw more animals than we could have imagined. Camping in the Serengeti was amazing. You could hear hyenas and lions nearby and there were more stars than I have ever seen. At the end of the trip we had an extra day in Nairobi. David from Absolute Safaris set us up with a driver and activities including the elephant sanctuary and giraffe center which we loved. Great experience though if you are looking for luxury the budget trip is not for you. Would definitely recommend this company!
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Email Shilpa | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent ! Nature at its best, very good hotels, excellent guide Patrol. We would highly recommend
Awesome! Very good veg food, masala tea nature at its best. Plenty of animals in their natural habitat and wilderness.
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Email Jessica | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Excellent! If you are looking for a high quality budget safari this is the one!
The safari was exactly what I expected. Extremely knowledgeable drivers, backpacker style lodging, an overall amazing experience!!
Email Kennedy | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Trip to the Mara
The rough roads makes reaching mara such a taxing and burdensome exercise. Please lobby the national and county government to tarmac the same
Email Rajeev Kumar | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
overall experience was very good
we are a family of four ( 2 adults and 2 children)and first thought of going to Kenya in June 2016 when, after searching online, I came across this company and contacted them first via email and subsequently via whatsapp. David, company owner, is extremely helpful and was always very quick to reply to any emails/whats app messages that I sent. I called him via what app several times asking for advice and guidance and he was always very polite and professional and gave me all the necessary information.
We took 5 days tours (Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha) in August 2016 (started on 8th Aug) and as planned David sent a driver to pick us up direct from Nairobi airport at 8 am. The tour was all good although the lunch on day 1 on the way to Masai Mara was in Narok in a restaurant called Dream something (I cant remember the full name but the first world was Dream) and the food here was not good at all with rather poor hygiene and we hardy ate anything as we did not want to risk our health on first day of our trip.
The tent accommodation in Masai Mara was excellent and food was freshly cooked with good choices (we are all vegetarian). The accommodation in Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha was of reasonably good quality and they offered us good vegetarian food.
One problem we had was that in Masai Mara they merged us with another group of tourists in the same van who were going to take ballon safari on the last day which meant that we had to wait an extra 3 hours for them in Masai Mara on the last day of our Masai mara tour which would have meant a very late arrival to Lake Nakuru as travel time from Masai Mara to Lake Nakuru is good 7-8 hours. However after we made some noises and after some arguments they finally made arrangements for us to depart from Masai Mara at 9 am (otherwise we would have had to wait until 12 noon for other group to arrive from their ballon safari).
Driver Ben was very quite and did not give us much of the information other than telling us few things when asked directly.
Other than this small hitch, everything else was excellent. I will certainly recommend taking Lake Nakuru and Lake Naivasha. Although you see many of the same animals in Lake Nakuru but the ambience is very good. Its a proper national park and well looked after. There were no flamingoes there when we visited. The gorge in Hell National Park is definitely worth seeing and boat ride in Lake Naivasha should certainly be done (we negotiated a price of $50 for the boat).
We were picked up and dropped back at the Nairobi airport which was very convenient and meant that we did not need to go to Nairobi town. We flew from Nairobi to Mombasa and David even arranged a taxi for us at the Mombasa airport to take us to diani beach at a reasonable price ($40).
Overall, I will highly recommend Absolute Safari. David is very reliable and highly professional. I will give them a 5 star rating for making our tour so memorable.